4th of July –
America celebrating independence from a tyrannical king. Getting out from under outside control of another nation and person.

Declare Independence from Banks –
I thinks it’s safe to say The 4th of July is an analogy Debt Shepherd can use. Breaking away from the power, control, dependency we have on banks. Not paying rent for the use of someone else’s money (interest) all our lives.

Saving –
I recently heard a speaker say “You can’t save your way to wealth.” That’s true because of the hidden tax of inflation. As time goes by, your dollars have less purchasing power due to rising prices. Rising prices are due to increase in money supply.

Investing –
If saving can’t get you wealth, what can? Investing in something that is getting you a high enough rate of return that not only beats the rate of inflation but then some.

What do people in power consistently use to keep people divided against each other?

Disclaimer:
Topic I’ve never covered. You may be offended. Not my intention and this isn’t an apology. It’s a call to rational thinking and intellectual curiosity.

Understanding Division:
Not talking about math. Today it’s about your mindset. Thinking about things that are uncomfortable.

What do people in power consistently use to keep people divided against each other?
Skin color staple for decades in The US. The civil rights act of 1964.
Now it’s anything at all: sex, gender, tolerance: especially if you speak out against Radical Islam or Muslims. Guns. Abortion.

What is debt?
You selling your future labor today. Contracting your labor into the future. You sign the contract (note, credit card agreement, etc) promising to make future payments. Those payments are a result of your labor.

Not only do you repay the principle balance (purchase price), you repay interest payments on top of that.

Wrap:
Before borrowing the money ask yourself, “Is there another way to get what I want without borrowing?” Wait longer, save the money, trade, barter, etc.

Food for thought: When animals hunt the food they need, they don’t stock up for future use. They typically gather what they need, eat, and then hunt another day. No stockpiling, which is what borrowing is.

Just because you pay taxes to the government doesn’t mean it’s employees “work” for you.

Local Gov’t – police officers. Do they work for you? Try telling them what to do, when to do it, and how to do it. That’s what they tell you.

Your taxes pay their salaries, yes. And you don’t pay taxes voluntarily. You pay them by force of law. Punishment up to and including incarceration. That’s taxation by force. They’ll take your home and anything else they can legally seize (cash, cars, RV’s, etc).

Close:
Question your assumptions. Question what you’ve been taught. Question what you think and why.

Resource:
www.dnb.com
Dunn & Bradstreet. Business search. These are registered corporations. Type name of your local gov’t entity. “District Court of…” “State of….” You’ll be surprised what you find. Every city, county, and state is a corporation. You may live there but the gov’t. Employees don’t work “for” you even though your taxes pay their salaries.

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